Vero Beach 2012 thread closed... see 2013

[Arthur27]

Hot Dog!! It's time for our official start of summer by staying at Vero Beach starting tomorrow! Every summer we like to kick it off by staying at DVB. This year we will be staying for three nights plus we got a room for my brother-n-law and his lovely family for a night. We're staying in a garden view which will be a first for us for we have always got an inn room ocean view. Tomorrow night we'll be eating at squidlips! One of my favorites. It's going to be great. I'll try to post picks when we get I back. While there I will be off the grid for a few days.

 

[bobbiwoz]

Added some more pictures this evening. Still not finished but was able to add some more of the resort buildings. Will have pictures of Round Island Park manatees soon.

I enjoyed your pictures! Can't wait to see those of the manatees. We arrive there on Friday & will stop in the Round Island Park before going to the resort!

 

[WeCantWait]

This thread is a wealth of information! Thanks to all who participate. We are getting excited for our first DVB stay. We are 73 days away. We have been to Vero Beach many times (my mother lives there) but this will be the first time we are at the Resort. I have a question, My husband and I will be staying at DVB while our 2 children DS13 and DS9 stay with my mother. They will all be joining us at the resort for a dinner one night. Would my children be able to go in the pool? I suppose I could just add them to the reservation if need be. Thanks.

 

[tikimimi]

This thread is a wealth of information! Thanks to all who participate. We are getting excited for our first DVB stay. We are 73 days away. We have been to Vero Beach many times (my mother lives there) but this will be the first time we are at the Resort. I have a question, My husband and I will be staying at DVB while our 2 children DS13 and DS9 stay with my mother. They will all be joining us at the resort for a dinner one night. Would my children be able to go in the pool? I suppose I could just add them to the reservation if need be. Thanks.

I actually called yesterday regarding a similar question. We have friends in FL who will drive about 2 hours to spend the day with us, so I wanted to make sure the amenities would be available to them as well without having to circumvent any rules. I was told to simply let the front desk know who would be coming and when so when they arrived, the CM at the front gate could tell them where to park. I was also told they would be welcome at all guest areas in the resort.

 

[WeCantWait]

I actually called yesterday regarding a similar question. We have friends in FL who will drive about 2 hours to spend the day with us, so I wanted to make sure the amenities would be available to them as well without having to circumvent any rules. I was told to simply let the front desk know who would be coming and when so when they arrived, the CM at the front gate could tell them where to park. I was also told they would be welcome at all guest areas in the resort.

Thanks for the quick response. I know once my children get a look at the pool slide they are going to want to go down it a few times and I am NOT a rule breaker.

 

[Lauralooneyfordisney]

Anyone who is going soon...could you take pictures of the merchandise and maybe list prices? Curious to see what new items there are available with the new design, both DVC and for Vero specifically.

Thanks!

We were very disappointed in the amount of DVC/Vero merchandise available in the store. My DH asked them about it since they only had a few things. He was told that there were lots of boxes that were missing or something so they never got new merchandise. They hoped to have some in the next month or so. That doesn't help us though. Maybe by some of your trips there will be more available.

 

[chepic]

Anyone go to the Citrus Grillhouse Restaurant? Doesn't look too far from Disney's vero and it has gotten decent reviews on opentable.com

Posted this else where and no one has responded.

Thanks

cheryl

 

[tikimimi]

Anyone go to the Citrus Grillhouse Restaurant? Doesn't look too far from Disney's vero and it has gotten decent reviews on opentable.com

Posted this else where and no one has responded.

Thanks

cheryl

I've never been there, but I am hoping someone who has will chime in here. Perhaps ask on the Faceboook DVB page.

 

[ddiva]

How much is the dinner per person and are you limited to ordering only the bbq or can you order from the general Shutters menu? Thanks!

 

[dreamlinda]

Anyone go to the Citrus Grillhouse Restaurant? Doesn't look too far from Disney's vero and it has gotten decent reviews on opentable.com

Posted this else where and no one has responded.

Thanks

cheryl

I have not been there, but a friend who lives in Sebastian told me that this is a favorite of hers, especially during the late afternoon/early evening for cocktails.

 

[eandesmom]

We were very disappointed in the amount of DVC/Vero merchandise available in the store. My DH asked them about it since they only had a few things. He was told that there were lots of boxes that were missing or something so they never got new merchandise. They hoped to have some in the next month or so. That doesn't help us though. Maybe by some of your trips there will be more available.

Oh that's frustrating! I hope it's there but am sad for you.

 

[Catira]

Oh that's frustrating! I hope it's there but am sad for you.

We are here at resort now, the gift shop is quite small. Not much selection to choose from. If there is anything specific you all are looking for I can take a look. Unfortunately can not post pics since I did not bring my camera cable to connect to laptop.

 

[Homemom]

Thank you Southwest Airlines! Because of their $99 sale today I just extended our vacation one day and saved $400. I changed our Vero Beach dates to Oct 16-23, and was able to add Oct 23 to VWL so we can attend MNSSHP!

 

[magicmommy]

We will be going to Vero 10/14 to 10/19. This will be our second stay. We went last October and loved it!

 

[chepic]

I have not been there, but a friend who lives in Sebastian told me that this is a favorite of hers, especially during the late afternoon/early evening for cocktails.

Thank you so much. Booked a reservation on opentable and it seemed pretty good. Will let everyone know once I return.

cheryl

 

[mazoo77]

Are the refillable mugs are Vero Beach the same as the mugs distributed at WDW resorts? Thanks for your help

 

[dreaming4disney]

Just wondering what the best travel route is between MCO and Vero. We will be leaving the airport around 9am on a Wednesday. I wasn't sure if there would be rush hour traffic...
Thanks

 

[tillerrw]

Just wondering what the best travel route is between MCO and Vero. We will be leaving the airport around 9am on a Wednesday. I wasn't sure if there would be rush hour traffic...
Thanks

I can't speak for rush hour because we headed out from MCO to Vero Beach on a Thursday afternoon but here's what we felt was a great way.

Take FL-528 East toward Cocoa Beach/Kennedy Space Center to I-95 South. Other than a few small turns that pretty much takes you to Vero Beach. We did have a good time stopping off in Cocoa Beach for an hour or so and then taking 1A South for part of the trip.

 

[dreamlinda]

Are the refillable mugs are Vero Beach the same as the mugs distributed at WDW resorts? Thanks for your help

In May, Vero and SSR had the same mugs.

 

[dreamlinda]

Just wondering what the best travel route is between MCO and Vero. We will be leaving the airport around 9am on a Wednesday. I wasn't sure if there would be rush hour traffic...
Thanks

We have tried pretty much every possible route/highway and this is our favorite for speed and convenience (not view).

Use the MCO north exit to 528 east.
528 to I95 south.
Take the CR512 exit off I95 and head east.
At CR510 which is also 90th Avenue turn right (there is a nice Publix on this corner if you want to pick up a few items, there are also some other stores, fast food etc).
CR 510 will travel south a little way and then curve east. This leads you across the Wabasso Causeway.
Turn right on A1a and the resort will be the first turn on the left.

Have a great time!!!!!